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This article talks about:

  • Replika and Blush: Replika is a company that creates A.I.-powered chatbots for companionship, and Blush is its spinoff brand for users who want romantic or sexual relationships with chatbots.
  • Change in Replika app: Replika modified its main app to prevent sexual banter with the chatbot, which angered some users who used it for sexual fulfillment³[3]. Blush was created to cater to those users.
  • Stigma of dating chatbots: The CEO of Replika predicts that the stigma of having a romantic relationship with a chatbot will fade, and compares it to online dating in the early 2000s. She also sees it as a stepping stone for human relationships.
  • Social isolation and loneliness: Replika aims to alleviate social isolation and loneliness by providing empathetic chatbots, but also tries to nudge users to engage with real people. The CEO criticizes some competitors for maximizing user engagement on their apps, which she thinks is dangerous.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Not so much a stigma. More of a dangerous and unhealthy inability to distinguish between fiction and reality.